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Salkowitz, Sal Papers

Span Dates: 1963-2000
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Volume: 2.4 linear feet

Description

The Selig Salkowitz Papers consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, nearprint, and working papers associated Salkowitz's service on committees of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). Of interest include his records related to his leadership on the Committee on Homosexuality in the Rabbinate and the Committee on Human Sexuality.

Hist/Bio Note

Selig Salkowitz was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1950. He attended Hebrew Union College where he received a Bachelor of Hebrew Letters degree in 1952 and a Master of Hebrew Letters degree in 1954. Salkowitz later earned a Doctorate of Divinity at the New York Theological Seminary in 1970. In addition, he did independent study at the Oxford Center for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, and obtained a Certificate in Pastoral Counseling from the Post Graduate Center for Mental Health in New York City. Salkowitz's other committee work for the CCAR included chairing the important Committee on Homosexuality in the Rabbinate (1986-1990) and co-chairing the Committee on Human Sexuality (1993-2000). Both of these committees explored questions of the place of gays and lesbians in the Reform movement, debating both inclusion in the rabbinate and whether to officiate and recognize marriages between same-sex couples. At the recommendation of the Committee on Homosexuality in the Rabbinate, the CCAR adopted a resolution in 1990 allowing openly gay and lesbian rabbis in the Reform rabbinate. In 2000, the CCAR adopted a resolution in support of rabbis who chose to officiate at same-sex ceremonies. During his career as a pulpit rabbi, Dr. Salkowitz served Temple Beth El in Providence, Rhode Island(1956-1958), Temple Avoda, Fair Lawn, New Jersey (1958-1988) and Union Temple of Brooklyn, NewYork (1988-1992). He was also interim rabbi at Temple Israel of Stockton, California (1992-1993)

Finding Aid

An online finding aid is available.
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Location

This collection is housed at the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
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